Indian people cannot remain untouched by developments in Sri Lanka- Indian President

As a neighbor with thousands of years of close ties, India has a natural interest in Sri Lanka and the Indian people cannot remain untouched by developments in Sri Lanka, President of India Pranab Mukherjee has told Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe.
Indian President made this remark when the Opposition Leader of and the leader of United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremasinghe called on the Indian President at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday, April 03. The President said India-Sri Lanka bilateral relationship is based on shared historical, cultural and ethnic ties as well as extensive people-to-people interaction and it has always been close and cordial. Mukherjee further noted that India has always felt that the end of the conflict in Sri Lanka provided a unique opportunity to pursue lasting political settlement, acceptable to all communities. "Sri Lanka must seize the opportunity for genuine national reconciliation and move ahead," the Indian President told the visiting Sri Lankan political leader who had warmly reciprocated the President's words.